Happy Birthday, WA. Got me, too.
BFD
i regret to inform, all of you that i will no longer be a member of this board, ive thought about it a long time and to hard decision that after many hours of praying i will be returning to the society.
i know its the only way i can confront the problem that i am currently faced with, i am sure all of you at one time thought about it too, i am however weak, i know that going back will only delay matters and keep this horrible secret of mine, but its the only way i know how i can deal with it.
thank you for all your support and for me to fully get back to jehovahs organization i can not be a member of this board thank you worldly andre
Happy Birthday, WA. Got me, too.
BFD
i'm not sure i ever really posted my story.
i think i've given bit's and pieces on others threads but not the whole thing on my own thread.
the issue that another member is having with childcare and yet another poster asking me why i'm still here after being out for 24 years has prompted me to type this up.. so here goes:.
Richard Cranium sounds like a great man. lol
You are a very strong lady and I appreciate you sharing your story. I have been away from the WT$ for many years too. I will continue to read and post until I feel the need to move on from here. I spent so many years with no one to talk to about my JW past and JWD has been a life line for me.
Thanks again, love. Can't wait to meet you and Richard C.!
BFD
the last remaining one in my family is now out.
she cracks me up though.
she and her husband split up after 7 years of marriage and she started dating a guy that she met at a tikki hut bar.
CLV, I love the way your sister handled her situation. Really, the nerve of these elders! She is calling them to say "Give me the boot, I am no longer a JW" and they want details, details, details.
Congratulations to you and your family.
Rock on!
BFD
imagine a sister/brother is preaching.
the household is a family of "baptists" to give an example.
they start giving the message and one of the members of the family likes what he/she hears.
Life is not fair!
I have been out a long time, 1977/78. I was baptized too young, for all the wrong reasons. I was not shunned by my mom until about 1997. I don't know exactly what point I'm trying to make here but, do what you feel is right even if it hurts your mom.
Remember, she has a choice, too. If she chooses to follow the rules of the JWs it's her loss.
Good luck.
BFD
i leave in a few days.
nothing drastic, just a glorious road trip through the rockies.
unless i drag hubby in to a cyber cafe along the way, i will be incommunicado.
Have fun jgnat!
BFD
how much time can a spend on jwd?
you have made 398 posts in 7 days.
are there any threads that you have not posted on?
Who's Nvr?
BFD
does your conscience torment you knowing that you are misleading the flock of god as you continue teaching them the heresies of the watchtower society?.
why are you staying in the organization and posting here at the same time?.
do you really believe that you can help your families to reject the watchtower society while remaining an elder and visibly appearing to support their lies and false teachings?.
((((((Open Mind))))))
How did you know it was you I was thinking about while typing my rant on the first page of this thread? I am glad you are here even if we don't always agree.
Nvr- great observation! lol
BFD
i do not know richard personally, nor do i or free minds, inc. get any $$ from this, but it sounds like a good book!
we will not be carrying any new books for awhile, but you can check the links directly.
randy.
All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside,
It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it.
If they were right, I'd agree, but it's them They know not me.
Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.
~Cat Stevens
Looks like a good book and reminds me of this verse from Cat Stevens song, "Father and Son".
BFD
from one of our active elders, who wishes to remain anonymous, is a summary of a letter that was sent out to all elders.
big announcement!!!
*to be read with the voice of jim nabors aka gomer pyle* sooprise!
Well GAH-LEEEEEE!
BFD
does your conscience torment you knowing that you are misleading the flock of god as you continue teaching them the heresies of the watchtower society?.
why are you staying in the organization and posting here at the same time?.
do you really believe that you can help your families to reject the watchtower society while remaining an elder and visibly appearing to support their lies and false teachings?.
BFD and Quandry,
Para's comments were tongue in cheek - sarcasm - and not meant to be taken literally!
S4
Phew! I thought para was reiterating a conversation he read on gabbly.
My bad, I guess.
BFD